Duncan Canal (volcanic field)

Duncan Canal (volcanic field)
Duncan Canel
Elevation 49 ft (15 m)
Listing List of volcanoes in the United States of America
Location
Location Alaska Panhandle, Alaska, United States
Coordinates 56°30′N 133°06′W / 56.50°N 133.10°W / 56.50; -133.10Coordinates: 56°30′N 133°06′W / 56.50°N 133.10°W / 56.50; -133.10
Geology
Type Volcanic field
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption Unknown

Duncan Canal is a volcanic field located in the middle of the Alaska Panhandle, United States. It contains pahoehoe and aa lava flows overlying glacial till at Kupreanof Island. Basaltic lava flows within the Duncan Canal volcanic field are both subaerial and submarine.[1]

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